congratulation

Example Sentences

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Haydon thanked friends, family and strangers for their messages of congratulation.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

“She is proud of her table arrangement and thinks she deserves a word of congratulation — but the housekeeper must tell Betty that she has noticed a few errors.”

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2023

Until recently, even the dirtiest campaigns ended with the grace notes of concession and congratulation.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2022

"In the second wave it was 1,500, because care home staff were very diligent about infection control and care. So they need a lot of congratulation."

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2021

Seeing me, she roused herself: she made a sort of effort to smile, and framed a few words of congratulation; but the smile expired, and the sentence was abandoned unfinished.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë